Fishing lure

A fishing lure for mimicking characteristics of a crustacean in water, including:

• a head portion wherein the head portion has at least one projection associated therewith and a tail portion has at least one second projection associated therewith;
• a tail portion having at least one fan portion at an end thereof;
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• a flexible bridge portion connecting the head and tail portions whereby the head portion and tail portion are resiliently and rotationally movable relative to each other through flexion of the bridge portion with an associated shortening of a ventral body line of the lure
• whereby, in use in water, when the tail portion is caused to move rotationally toward the head portion, the at least one fan portion creates a pressure wave in the water, detectable by a fish and simulative of the pressure wave created by a tail flicking action of an actual crustacean and wherein when the tail is caused to move rotationally toward the head portion to at least a predetermined degree, respective ones of the at least one first projection and the at least one second projection are caused to frictionally engage each other to create a sound detectable by a fish and simulative of the sound created by a tail flicking action of an actual crustacean.

A method for catching an aquatic animal, said method comprising attracting said aquatic animal to a fishing lure of the type that simulates a crustacean including:

• a forward portion adapted to simulate a forward portion of the crustacean;
• a rearward portion adapted to simulate a rearward portion of the crustacean, the rearward portion being flexibly connected to the forward portion such that the forward portion and rearward portion may be moved with respect to each other between a flexed position and a rest position;
• connection means on the rearward portion for connection of a fishing line to the rearward portion;
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• guide means through which a fishing line may slidably pass, the guide means being associated with the forward portion whereby, in use, a tugging action on the fishing line causes the rearward portion to move with respect to the forward portion from the rest position towards the flexed position wherein the rearward portion and forward portion move towards each other in a manner that creates an associated shortening of a ventral body line of the lure to simulate a tail flicking motion of the crustacean and wherein hook means on the lure is capable of hooking the aquatic animal.

A package comprising multiple components wherein a first component comprises a fishing lure of the type that simulates a crustacean including:

• a forward portion adapted to simulate a forward portion of the crustacean;
• a rearward portion adapted to simulate a rearward portion of the crustacean, the rearward portion being flexibly connected to the forward portion such that the forward portion and rearward portion may be moved with respect to each other between a flexed position and a rest position in response to a tugging action on the fishing line such that a section of one of the rearward portions and forward portions are positioned within the other to create an associated shortening of a ventral body line of the lure in response to tugging on the fishing line;
• guide means through which a fishing line may slidably pass, the guide means being associated with the forward portion whereby, in use, a tugging action on a fishing line causes the rearward portion to move with respect to the forward portion from the rest position towards the flexed position to simulate a tail flicking motion of the crustacean;
• and a second component comprising one or more hooks.